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Spectacular horizontal 'anvil crawler' lightning strike caught on camera during thunderstorm in Tampa Bay, Florida

Jake Polden
Daily Mail
Tue, 16 Aug 2016 18:56 UTC
After moving from right to left the bolt of lightning suddenly flashes brightly and illuminates the entire night sky
After moving from right to left the bolt of lightning suddenly flashes brightly and illuminates the entire night sky
This incredible footage shows a horizontal bolt of lightning illuminating the night sky before disappearing as quickly as it emerged. The sudden electrostatic discharge was captured over Tampa Bay, Florida and was seen travelling from right to left like a wave.

The video shows the bolt of light slowly vanishing as it streaks across the sky. It then flashes brightly and illuminates the night before disappearing for good.

The footage was posted to Reddit, where it picked up a number of comments from impressed viewers, helping it go viral. Many pointed out that the type of horizontal lightning captured on camera is an Anvil Crawler.

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7 tornadoes touch down in Central Indiana

Justin L. Mack
Indianapolis Star
Tue, 16 Aug 2016 23:09 UTC
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The National Weather Service confirmed Tuesday that seven tornadoes tore through Central Indiana on Monday night, including three in Hendricks County.

The weather service confirmed an EF-0 tornado near Clayton, an EF-1 tornado near Avon and an EF-1 tornado near Pittsboro, all in Hendricks County.

Four additional tornadoes were confirmed: an EF-0 tornado near Battle Ground in Tippecanoe County, an EF-2 tornado near Whitestown in Boone County, an EF-1 tornado near Sheridan in Hamilton County and an EF-0 near Greentown in Howard County.

The weather service uses the Enhanced Fujita Scale to determine and rank the strength of tornadoes based on wind speed, which is derived from damage estimates taken on the scene using 28 damage indicators and the degree of damage sustained.

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Lightning bolt kills four in Cambodia


Khmer Times
Tue, 16 Aug 2016 17:58 UTC
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A lightning strike during a midday storm in Kampong Chhnang province killed four rice farmers taking shelter from the rain, police said.

They had been working in their fields in Rolea Ba'ier district when the storm hit and had huddled together in a small hut together with a fifth person, who was unharmed, said deputy district chief Vung Sambath.

"Two people among the four dead people are father and son and another two are their neighbors," he said.

He named the dead people are Mao Sareth, 54, the father of Mao Chantha, 17, Sath Chum, 23, and Chom Pisei, 21.

Mr. Sambath said this was the first fatality from lightning in his district this year, and that authorities regularly warned people to be careful during storms.

The National Committee for Disaster Management reported last month that 78 people had been killed by lightning in the first seven months of the year, with a further 100 injuries and 60 cattle fatalities.

In 2015, lightning killed 130 people and injured about 200.
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Lightning bolt kills three in Goalanda, Bangladesh


en.prothom-alo.com
Tue, 16 Aug 2016 17:49 UTC
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Three people were killed and another injured as a thunderbolt struck them at Paschim Naldubi village in Goalanda upazila on Tuesday evening, reports news agency UNB.

The deceased were Abu Bakkar Sheikh, 45, son of Jamal Sheikh of Paschim Naldubi village, Lal Miah Mandal, 35, son of Waj Uddin Mandal, a resident of the same area, Abul Shikdar, 35, son of Helal Shikdar, a resident of Kakna village in Nagarpur upazila.

Witnesses said Abu Bakkar, Lal Miah, Abul and Haydar Pramanik were cultivating a farmland in the village amid rain in the evening.

At one stage, a thunderbolt hit the four men around 6:00pm, leaving Bakkar, Lal and Abul dead on the spot and Haydar injured.

Later, Haydar was whisked off to Goalandu Health Complex.

He left the hospital after receiving primary treatment.
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3 killed by lightning strikes in Bihar, India


The Siasat Daily
Tue, 16 Aug 2016 17:43 UTC
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Three persons, including a minor, were killed when lightning struck them in in Bihar's Bhagalpur and Kishanganj districts today.

Two persons were killed in separate incidents of lightning in Bhagalpur district.

Sultanganj Block Circle Officer Sridhar Pandey said that the deceased have been identified as Mithilesh Kumar (14), a resident of Abharatanpur village and Kundan Thakur (22), a resident of Deodha village.

Lightning struck them when they were working in a field, he said, adding that the bodies have been sent to Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College and Hospital, Bhagalpur for post-mortem.

In another incident, 22-year-old Shahjahan was killed when lightning struck him at Khushitola village of Kishanganj district, Kishanganj Sub-Divisional Officer (SDO) Shafique said.
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US deaths-by-lightning continue to increase in 2016

Jason Meyers
kjrh.com
Mon, 15 Aug 2016 19:07 UTC
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The number of deaths from lightning strikes continues to rise in August after an especially deadly July.

The total number of fatalities in 2016 is now up to 27.

That currently ties last year's number and surpasses both 2013 and 2014.

While most lightning strike deaths in the United States occur in June, July and August, last month and the first half of the current month have been especially deadly.

July reported 12 lightning deaths and August already has six, and the ten year average for both of those months are ten and five respectively.

Since we still have half of August to go, and September usually claims an average of three victims, there's a good chance this year's tally will surpass every year of the past decade except for 2006 and 2007.


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4 die in lightning strikes in Jharkhand, India


Business Standard
Tue, 16 Aug 2016 18:55 UTC
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Four persons were killed by lightning in separate incidents in Chatra district today, a district official said.

A 25-year-old woman, M Tuti, died at Sheregada village under Chatra Sadar police station while Krishna Paswan (40) and Butali Bhuiyan were killed in Bulalri village under Huntergunj police station when a thundersquall hit the area today, Deputy Commissioner Sandeep Singh said, adding one Vinay Paswan was injured in the incident.

Singh said compensation would be given as per the government's provision.

In another incident, a 20-year-old woman was killed at Banpur village under Tandwa police station area, the official said.

The victim was identified as Rupa Devi of the village.

All the victims were sowing seeds in their fields, he added.

Source: Press Trust of India
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5 dead and 50,000 displaced following floods in Manila, Central Luzon and Calabarzon in the Philippines

Richard Davies
Floodlist
Mon, 15 Aug 2016 13:57 UTC
Rescuers (pictured) are seen rowing through the flooded streets trying to evacuate residents who can be seen clinging to debris that has become lodged in the deep currents
Rescuers (pictured) are seen rowing through the flooded streets trying to evacuate residents who can be seen clinging to debris that has become lodged in the deep currents
Rain brought by the Southwest Monsoon has been affecting parts of the Philippines since 08 August.

The country's National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) say that the rain has caused flooding in several regions, including Metropolitan Manila, Central Luzon and Calabarzon.

At least 5 deaths have been reported, with 3 of the fatalities in Manila. A further 6 people have been injured and 1 person is still missing.

NDRRMC report that the flooding has affected 80,467 people so far, and forced 50,592 people to evacuate their homes to stay in the 104 relief centres set up. Over 20 houses have been severely damaged and 12 houses completely destroyed.

The evacuations took place in Metropolitan Manila (18,000), Central Luzon (17,000, with over 11,000 in Bataan and 4,400 in Bulacan) and Calabarzon (almost 15,000).



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2 killed by lightning bolt in West Bengal, India


The Economic Times
Sun, 14 Aug 2016 13:49 UTC
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Two persons were killed today after they were struck by lightning in the Chakgobindapur village within the limits of Kharagpur Local Police Station, the police said.

Four persons had taken shelter under a shed in Chakgobindapur in the afternoon when rains lashed the area.

Two local residents identified as Anil Tudu and Akash Tudu, both around 26-years-old died when lightning struck them, the police said adding, the injured have been admitted to Midnapore Medical College.

Source: PTI
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Lightning bolt kills couple in Moulvibazar, Bangladesh


en.prothom-alo.com
Sun, 14 Aug 2016 19:40 UTC
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A couple were killed by a lightning strike at Jalalpur village in Kamalganj upazila of Moulvibazar district on Saturday night.

The deceased were identified as Azir Ali,38, and his wife Alima Akter,24, of the area.

Adampur union parishad chairman Abdal Hossain said a streak of thunderbolt struck Azir and his wife around 8:00pm while they were working in their courtyard, leaving them critically injured.

They were admitted to Kamalganj Upazila Health Complex where they succumbed to their injures at about 9:25pm.
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